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Location: East St. Paul 651 forever (or North St. Paul) .
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The taxpayers of Fulton County, Ga. have just learned how much discrimination can hurt. Last year, a jury demanded the county pay a former official $300,000 for passing him over for a promotion in favor of a black woman. And this week, a judge added another $1.18 million to the total, reports WSB-TV.
"Endurance, pain, frustration, sadness, it's just been six years of your life consumed with this issue," Doug Carl (pictured) told the TV station about the the case. As AOL Jobs reported last year, Carl was the county's deputy director of human services, when his boss -- a black woman -- stepped down. He was already serving as acting director, when he applied to officially take her job in April 2007. After two rounds of panel interviews, he was denied the job in favor of a black woman who hadn't been interviewed, according to the lawsuit he filed in July that year. Carl retired in 2010, after his position was eliminated.
I don't know if this will help to give anyone a taste of their own medicine or not, but hopefully someday people won't (be able) to sue just because "something doesn't seem quite right."
I don't know if this will help to give anyone a taste of their own medicine or not, but hopefully someday people won't (be able) to sue just because "something doesn't seem quite right."
he sued because he was right and the county was wrong. good for him, am glad he will now retire comfortably.
Racism is still widespread in America. That said, discrimination is discrimination, and affirmative action only perpetuates that. The guy probably milked it a little but he is certainly in the right.
Remember when MLK said "a man should be judged by the content of his character and not the color of his skin?" He would agree with this plaintiff.
Mr. Carl retired in 2010. The jurry awarded him back pay...Back pay for what? Did Mr. Carl claim his position was eliminated due to discrimination?
Mr. Carl was not forced out, He may have been passed over, but not pushed out. As a civil empolyee, he had ample opporutnity to move to another department.
The jury awarded the 300K back pay, the Judge tacted on the 1.8.
I'm wondering why this case is note worthy...discrimination cases go on everyday all over America?
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